Africa’s tallest statues that are true works of art you should know about

Jesus de Greatest Statue – Nigeria

This statue stands at 28 ft tall and can be found in Imo State in Nigeria in a small village called Abajah. The Jesus de Greatest statue was carved out of white marble and is the biggest Jesus de Greatest Statue in Africa. The Statue was unveiled on January 1, 2016. The statue was commissioned by Obinna Onuaha in 2013.

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The great thing to know is that all the statues exist as tourist sites and so you could add them to your bucket list of places to go to in Africa.